On the identity and distribution of the alien Acalypha species (Euphorbiaceae) in Bulgaria

• Autores: Antoaneta S. Petrova
• Localización: Phytologia Balcanica: International Journal of Balkan Flora and Vegetation, ISSN 1310-7771, Vol. 23, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 31-34
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In 2016, in the Botanical Garden of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia, a population of the alien species Acalypha australis (Euphorbiaceae) was found. During a subsequent study, it was found out that the formerly reported for Bulgaria A. virginica was misidentified and the only Acalypha species registered in the country is A. australis. The species was collected for the first time in Bulgaria in the 1960s. The article provides a brief morphological description of the species, comments on the distinguishing characters from similar species, data and discussion on the phenology and distribution in the country.